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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why peoples don't believe in Global Warming... |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 1:32 pm
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Replies: 107
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| You could take things into your own hands. Nobody said the government has to get involved. As if the little insignificant things we as individuals do have any major impact on Global Warming. Reliance on corporate power is a little thing, isn't it? I mean, the corporations make life so much easier a... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Evangelist said "No, I haven't sinned today." |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 1:02 pm
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| Well, that's just silly. Of course he sinned today. The nature of being a sinner implies that one sins. However, there are some strains of theology which teach that a True Christian (TM) will never sin, and that if you are not rich, you are not a True Christian (TM). |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: When the Riots Begin |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 12:55 pm
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| Just buy a Weatherby Mark V, stock up on rounds, and go live in the desert. Problem solved. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Which economic system is most Godly? |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 12:52 pm
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Replies: 53
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| I don't think God cares too much about what form of economic control we exert over one another. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Communism or Fascism - which is the lesser of two evils? |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 12:38 pm
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Replies: 52
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| Neither. Fascism is totalitarianism, communism is totalitarianism. If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it probably is a duck. The idea of the "lesser of two evils" bugs me because it implies there is no "non-evil" choice that can be made, when there certainly are alte... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Does the devil control all animals? |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 12:35 pm
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| I don't think the devil latches on and skews behavior, I also don't think animals are anything but natural in terms of the way they interact with the world around them. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why peoples don't believe in Global Warming... |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2010, 2:25 pm
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Replies: 107
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| Global warming is indeed happening, and many people are indeed blinded by politics. I would go so far as to say that the only realistic solution to the climate problem is for people to start taking personal responsibility for the things they do in their daily lives; legislation is a useless tool if ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: The 60s Appreciation Thread |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2010, 1:48 pm
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| The '60s! Yikes. That was when Dylan was starting out. The grass was, actually, much greener then (not euphemistically speaking) because there were far fewer chemical contaminants in the water supplies and major watershed areas, and the forests were much larger because the massive urban expansion th... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Zombies Gain Free Speech.... |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2010, 12:39 pm
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Replies: 9
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Quote: The appeals court overturned a lower court in finding that the group of seven 'zombies' had been wrongfully detained during a 2006 shopping mall protest against consumerism.
I wonder if they bought the costumes somewhere... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Happiness seems to make people more selfish |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2010, 12:34 pm
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| I've met people in absolute destitution - living in conditions that most people would be terrified at the prospects of - who were happier than anyone I've ever met, and some of the most generous people I've ever met. I think, perhaps, the idea that happiness is a general feeling that presupposes out... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why do so many churches practise baby baptism? |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2010, 11:57 am
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Replies: 39
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| It is a ritual. Rituals are very important in that they confirm the religion in time (meaning transcendentality) and in essence (what the religion is). That depends. Often rituals in most religions don't have a specific meaning behind them, they're designed to produce some physical or spiritual eff... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Asexuality |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2010, 11:34 am
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Replies: 11
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| What do you mean by asexual? From what I understand, it's supposed to be like sexual orientation in general, so the controversy would be to say it can be a choice between *sexual and asexual. If what you mean by asexual is shunning or not pursuing sexual partners / significant others / relationships... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New here :-) |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2010, 11:03 am
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Replies: 9
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Hiya, I'm new here also. Nice to meet you!  |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Are you comfortable with the emotional side of relationships |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2010, 10:48 am
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| I tend to be weird. The emotional side of romance always confuses me and I end up wondering if all women just like to play mindgames with me (I have no idea what they mean when they say "You should know...." and stuff like that). I also seem to have a common problem throughout every relationship whe... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why do so many churches practise baby baptism? |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2010, 10:35 am
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| It's generally based on a misunderstanding of what baptism is. I take the baptist view because I find it closest to what's represented in scripture (baptism as a repentance of sins - "socio-political" affiliation with a movement). A lot of times in the Early Church, baptism was nearly a death senten... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: "Hi! I'm new" and start as a new member. |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2010, 10:03 am
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Replies: 13
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Hello, sir.
Your avatar is from a masterpiece of cinema. I must give you kudos. |
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